Peter Weernink, founder of freight operator SwissMarine, is putting his SoHo penthouse on the market for $16.995 million.
The penthouse spans the sixth and seventh floors of 94 Thompson Street, a prewar building that was converted into a nine-unit co-op in 2000, according to listing agents Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
The home’s previous owner, Ian Tarr, purchased the unit as raw space and commissioned architects Nico Rensch and Victoria Blau to design the home, which is anchored around a glass atrium with a “Zen garden.”
“It really is the heart of the home, if you will,” Conlon says.
The roughly 3,500-square-foot residence has three bedrooms, three full bathrooms and one partial bath. There’s an additional 2,200 square feet of outdoor space spread across three terraces, including a spacious rooftop with a summer kitchen and 360-degree views of downtown Manhattan.
Inside, the triple-height living room doubles as a home theater. At the touch of a button, a dining room table disappears into the floor. Much of the home is clad in granite sourced from an Italian mine. The kitchen appliances can be concealed behind panels.
Mr. Weernink purchased the property in 2012. He added two bathrooms, including the powder room on the terrace level, and updated the living room layout. “We softened it a bit,” he told Mansion Global.
Mr. Weernink and his wife, who use the penthouse as a pied-à-terre, also spend time in Geneva, Amsterdam and Greece. In September, their son will begin school in Geneva, making it difficult to visit New York.
“It’s such a fantastic place,” Mr. Weernink says of the penthouse. “It deserves someone who will spend more time there.”
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